Introduction to Criminal Justice 101: Study Guide Week 9

Part 1: Research Case Brief

John has committed attempted murder, as he possessed the requisite mens rea and committed the acts necessary to complete a murder. An interesting case that illustrates this point is People of New York v. Dlugash, 41 N.Y. 2nd 725 363 NE2d 1155 (1977).

Respond:

Provide the details of this case using the "Writing a Brief" outline (Title, Summary, Issue, Background, Recommendation or Opinion).

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Part 2: Conspiracy

The elements of conspiracy are that there must be (1) an agreement (2) between two or more people (3) to commit an unlawful act or a lawful act in an unlawful manner.

Respond:

Give an example of a conspiracy case. Should the parties involved all be punished equally?

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Part 3: Consent

Respond:

Discuss the elements of consent as well as who has the authority to give consent.

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Part 4: Searches

Respond:

Describe the differences between:

Search of a private person

A Off DUTY police officer

Surgery to retrieve evidence from a suspect

Every one of these events are a case law decision

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Part 5: Circumstantial Evidence

Watch the following YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADVVllT1EDA

Respond:

• Watch youtube video on circumstantial evidence
• Describe two situations where circumstantial evidence would be used in court
• Please be detailed in your responses each circumstance should be a paragraph long. (A paragraph is eight sentences long)

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Part 6: Alcohol Abuse

Respond:

Please describe if you have any personal insight on surviving with or around an alcoholic or a family impacted by one. It's quite possible your input just might touch someone else who has or is dealing with the fallout from this issue. Also, have you ever been stopped at a DUI sobriety checkpoint. If so, how was your experience?

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Part 7: Research

Respond to each sub-question in a sentence or less:

Part 7-A: On your own, research the following items:

(a) How many dry counties in the United States?

- (b) Which states have dry counties?

- (c) What state has the most dry counties?

- (d) My family is from Johnson County, Arkansas. Is it a dry county?

- (e) How many, if any, dry counties are in California?

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Part 7-B: Watch the video Ryan's Story Below:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3pe2gz

(a) How much and what kind of alcohol did Ryan prefer daily?

- (b) What was the outcome of Ryan finally going into drug rehab?

- (c) How much does having an alcoholic parent affect a person's chances of becoming an alcoholic?

- (d) What organ causes Ryan the most pain when he eats?

- (e) What percentage of alcoholics actually beat their addiction?

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Part 7-C: Download and review the document below:

https://post.ca.gov/portals/0/post_docs/basic_course_resources/workbooks/LD_13_V-4.2.pdf

Apeace officer may seize any alcoholic beverage in plain view that is in the possession of, or provided to, a minor at social gatherings when all of the following conditions exist:

(a)

- (b)

- (c)

- (d)

- (e)

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Part 7-D: After reviewing the document for Part 7-C, respond to the following:

In order to arrest a subject for minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage, the necessary crime elements include:

(a)

- (b)

- (c)

- (d)

- (e)

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Part 7-E: Research and answer the following questions:

(a) What age group has the highest consumption of alcohol?

- (b) What were the years of prohibition in the US?

- (c) In the United States, a "drink" has how many ounces of pure alcohol.

- (d) When, and by what act of congress, did the legal drinking age in America become 21 years old?

- (e) What does the distillation process due during the alcohol brewing process?

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